Adjusting and fastening means for corsets, girdles, and the like



H. P. CORSA 2,155,305

GJ'RDIJES, AND THE IJKE A ril is, 1939.

ADJUSTING AND FASTENING MEANS FOR CORSE'TS.

Filed Oct. 14. 1938 Patented Apr. 18, 1939 ADJUSTING AND FASTENINGNIEANS FOR CORSETS, GIRDLES, AND THE LIKE Howard P. Corsa, Bala cynw d;Pa.

Application October 14, 1938, Serial No. 235,077

1 Claim.

This'invention' relates to new and useful improvements in corsets,girdles, surgical bands, breast supporters and the like, .and moreparticularly to a novel fastening and adjusting means therefor.

The principal object of the present invention is to provide a supportersuch as a corset, girdle, surgical band, breast supporter or the likehaving novel fastening and adjusting means which may be operated andcontrolled by the wearer at or toward the front of the support.

Another object of the invention is to provide a supporter of thecharacter described wherein the fastening and adjusting means isconstructed and arranged to provide additional support to the wearer.

More specifically the invention has for its object the provision of asupporter of the character described embodying or having novel means forholding or securing the lacing and supporter in the position to whichadjusted without the necessity of knotting or tying said lacing andwhich is readily accessible to the wearer.

These and other objects of the invention and the various features anddetails thereof are hereinafter fully set forth and described inconjunction with the embodiment of the invention shown in theaccompanying drawing; in which Figure 1 is a front elevation Viewshowing the supporter embracing a wearer after it has been adjusted andfastened.

Figure 2 is a rear elevation view showing the supporter in a more orless open or loosened relation.

Figure 3 is a View similar to Figure 2 showing the supporter after ithas been tightened and fastened; and

Figure 4 is a view in perspective illustrating certain details of theconstruction and arrangement of the fastening and adjusting means.

Referring now more particularly to the drawing, the supporter, which maybe a corset, girdle, surgical band or the like, is designated generallyby the reference numeral I and in the embodiment shown comprises a mainbody band I I which may or may not have an auxiliary strengthening bandl2 superimposed thereon, a reinforced abdominal supporting member 13being located at the front portion of the supporter and secured to thebands I l and I2 by any suitable means such as stitching. As shown inthe drawing, tape or straps l4 have their lower end portions secured tothe lower opposite sides of the member l3 and these extend a shortdistance upwardly and outwardly from said member l3 to a pointapproximately midway of the band l2 where their extremities are securedtogether with buttons or like elements l5, the purpose for which will bedescribed in detail hereinafter.

The junction or jointure of the supporter Ill 5 is usually, though notnecessarily, located centrally of the rear or back thereof and comprisesreinforced end members l6 and I! as well as an intermediate member l8.The end member I6 and the intermediate member l8 are fastened 10together by hooks l9 carried by the former which engage eyes 20 on thelatter, and said end and intermediate members I! and I8 are connected orfastened together by means of a lacing string 2i which is interlacedthrough eyelets 22 and 23 provided along adjacent edges of the membersI! and I8.

In accordance with the invention, the lacing string 2| is continuous orendless and is interlaced through the eyelets 22 and 23 inwardly fromthe uppermost and lowermost thereof so that doubled loop portionsindicated by reference numeral 2Ia may be drawn in opposite directionsthrough an adjacent pair of eyelets 22 and 23 in the manner best shownin Figures 2 and 3 25 of the drawing, thus pulling the lacing stringtight throughout its length with resulting closing of the gap or spacebetween the members I! and I8 and tightening of the supporter.

After the doubled loops 2la of the lacing string have been drawntoadjust the supporter to the desired degree of tightness about the bodyof the wearer, these doubled loop portions 2la are then broughtlaterally around said supporter to the front thereof where each iswrapped one or more times about one of the previously de scribed buttonor like elements I5 in the manner shown in Figures 3 and 4 of thedrawing.

Engagement of the doubled loop portions 21a of the lacing string 2|about the button or like elements IS in this manner securely fastens thesupporter in the position to which adjusted, and after being thussecured the ends of said loop portions 21a may be tucked out of the wayover the upper edge of the belt or band ll or I2 in the manner shown insaid Figures 3 and 4. This disposition of the loop ends also acts toprevent disengagement thereof from the said button or like elements IS.

The provision of the upwardly diverging tapes or straps l4 in additionto providing added strength and support for the button-like elements 15also function to give some additional upward lift to the abdominalmember l3 thus giving added support to the wearer at that point, and s5this added support will be increased or decreased according to theextent that the supporter proper is tightened or loosened upon the bodyof the wearer.

From the foregoing it will be seen that the present invention enablesrelatively easy and rapid adjustment and fastening of supporters of theclass described, and it will be observed that its construction andarrangement, with no unduly protruding parts, permits the wearer to wearthin, close fitting clothing with no noticeable bulges, lines or othersurface distortion.

While description of the invention has been confined to a particularform of supporter, it will be obvious that the said invention may beapplied to supporters of the general class including corsets, girdles,surgical bands and the like, with such changes and modifications as arewithin the scope of the annexed claim.

I claim:

A supporter comprising a body embracing band having adjacent endportions each provided with a row of eyelets and arranged to overlie thebody of the wearer, an endless lace passed between and throughcorresponding eyelets in said end portions so as to form a loopextending outwardly 1 cured to the outer surface of said band atopposite sides of the front center thereof and beneath which any portionof said loops are adapted to be wrapped, the wrapping of said loopsbeneath said fastening elements frictionally retaining said wrappedportions of said loops in Wrapped position, thereby securing the bodyembracing band in the position into which adjusted by said loops.

HOWARD P. CORSA.

